LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico State Police say a Berino man has been arrested in connection with a car accident last week that fatally injured one of his passengers.
Police say 19-year-old Oscar Ivan Anchando is being held on suspicion of vehicular homicide, driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license or insurance.
It’s unclear if he has a lawyer.
The rollover occurred about 11 p.m. Friday south of Las Cruces near Interstate 10.
Police say the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed and attempted to pass another vehicle when the car rolled, ejecting both passengers who weren’t wearing seat belts.
They say 21-year-old Victor Chavez of Berino died at a hospital. The other passenger suffered non-life threatening injuries.
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